diff --git a/src/Settings.php b/src/Settings.php
index 0f30031..56e1b0f 100644
--- a/src/Settings.php
+++ b/src/Settings.php
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ class Settings implements \Iterator, \Countable
 	 * Count elements
 	 * @link https://www.php.net/countable.count.php
 	 */
-	public function count()
+	public function count(): int
 	{
-		count($this->settings);
+		return count($this->settings);
 	}
 	// }}}